India Review

India is located on a subcontinent. What is a subcontinent?

• an area of high and mostly flat land

• a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

• a continent

Which of these was the first written language of India?

• Hebrew

• Vedas

• Mandarin

• Sanskrit

What were Vedas?

• Stone tablets used for recording laws

• A type of Indian drama

• Ancient sacred writings of India

• Poems translated from Greek to Sanskrit

In Buddhism, what is nirvana?

• a band

• a state of perfect happiness and peace

• a good exchanged along the Silk Road

• justice and virtue

Which of these was not a religion that developed in India?

• Buddhism

• Jainism

• Hinduism

• Confucianism

Select the river which was NOT a major river in India.

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Yellow River

• Brahmaputra River

Where did the first major settlements in India develop?

• Deccan Plateau

• Silk Road

• Yangtze River Valley

• Indus River Valley

Which group in India developed Sanskrit?

• Buddhists

• Gupta Dynasty

• Mauryan Empire

• Aryans

Which of the following is not a Hindu deitiy?

• Apollo

• Vishnu

• Brahma

• Shiva

Select all of the following which are Buddhist beliefs.

• Daoism

• The Eightfold Path

• The Four Noble Truths

• Confucianism